To carry out its mass deportation plans, the government is also considering redirecting money from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
The average cost to ICE to deport a single person during the Biden administration was about $10,500, sources told NBC News.
The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated amid border, recruitment concerns, "erosion of trust," a senior DHS official confirmed to Fox News.
Commandant Linda Fagan had received bipartisan criticisms from members of Congress who accused the USCG of resisting oversight.
The Trump administration ousted Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, who is the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.
The deployment was ordered after the Trump administration signaled its intent to rename the Gulf of Mexico and moved quickly to fire the Coast Guard commandant.
It is unclear why the policy was halted, and the Coast Guard emphasizes that harassing behavior, hate, or other conduct remains prohibited.
The commandant of the US Coast Guard has been removed from her position over “leadership deficiencies” and “operational failures,” a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first female uniformed leader of a U.S. military branch, was unexpectedly ousted by President Trump less than 24 hours into
A senior DHS official said her removal was due to a range of alleged problems, including DEI initiatives and border security issues.
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The executive branch is allowed to move money appropriated by Congress from one agency to another within a department, and this Trump administration would not be the first to do so in order to make up for an ICE budget shortfall.